401. asphyxiation [ˌæsˌfɪksiˈeʃən] n. U

窒息;悶死
There was a gas leak, and the old woman died of asphyxiation.
瓦斯漏氣,導致那位老婦人窒息而亡。


402. aspirant [ˈæspərənt, əˈspaɪrənt] n. C

有志者;有抱負者
There are many aspirants for that position.
競爭該職位的人眾多。
Mr. Smith is a political aspirant.
史密斯先生是一位立志從政的人。


403. aspiration [ˌæspəˈreʃən] n. U.C

志向;願望;渴望
She has an aspiration to become a great writer.
她有志成為偉大的作家。
I have no aspiration for fame.
我無意成名。


404. aspire [əˈspaɪr] vi.

渴望;立志;追求
He aspired to greatness.
他渴望成就偉業。
She aspired after wealth.
她渴望致富。
She aspired to become a great writer.
她立志成為偉大的作家。


405. aspiring [əˈspaɪrɪŋ] adj.

有志向的;有抱負的(僅用於名詞前)
That young man is an aspiring pianist.
那位年輕人立志成為鋼琴家。
Betty is an aspiring writer.
蓓蒂是一位懷抱作家夢想的人。


406. assail [əˈseɪl] vt.

猛攻;痛斥;襲擊(多用於文學語境)
The soldiers assailed the fortress.
士兵們猛攻那座要塞。
He was assailed by insults.
他遭受侮辱。
They assailed the speaker with questions.
他們以連珠炮似的問題困擾演講者。


407. assailant [əˈseɪlənt] n. C

攻擊者;行兇者
The assailant came up behind her in the dark.
那名攻擊者在黑暗中從她背後逼近。


408. assemblage [əˈsɛmblɪdʒ] n.

集會;聚集

集合體;裝配
There was an assemblage of important people in the hall this morning.
今天早上,大廳裡聚集了許多重要人物。
An assemblage of facts.
事實的彙整。
The assemblage of ideas.
觀念的整合。
The assemblage of parts of a machine takes only ten minutes.
這台機器的零件裝配只需十分鐘。


409. assent [əˈsɛnt] vt. / n.

同意;贊成;批准(多用於正式或文學語境)
I assented to her proposal.
我同意了她的提議。
He assented to listen to me.
他願意聽我說話。
Please give your assent to our plan.
請您同意我們的計畫。
The resolution was passed by common assent.
該決議獲得一致通過。


410. assiduity [ˌæsəˈduəti, -ˈdjuəti] n. U

勤奮;勤勉
He does everything with assiduity.
他凡事都勤勉以對。
She showed great assiduity in her work.
她對工作展現出極高的敬業精神。


411. assiduous [əˈsɪdʒuəs] adj.

勤奮的;孜孜不倦的
She is an assiduous college student.
她是一位勤奮的大學生。
John is assiduous in his duties.
約翰勤於職守。


412. assimilate [əˈsɪməˌleɪt] vt.

吸收(養分等);消化理解

使同化
The body assimilates food.
身體會消化食物。
We assimilate nutrients from food.
我們從食物中吸收養分。
Can you assimilate what you have just read?
你能理解剛才讀的內容嗎?
The USA has assimilated people from other cultures.
美國同化了來自不同文化背景的人。
Immigrants usually have a hard time assimilating.
移民通常很難適應並融入新文化。


413. assorted [əˈsɔrtɪd] adj.

什錦的;各種各樣的
He gave Sandy a box of assorted fruits [biscuits, chocolates].
他送給仙蒂一盒什錦水果(餅乾、巧克力)。
The bowl contains assorted candies.
碗裡裝著各種糖果。


414. assortment [əˈsɔrtmənt] n. C

各式各樣;混合體
The store has an assortment of clothes.
這家商店各式服裝應有盡有。
It was a strange assortment of people.
那是一群形形色色、奇異雜湊的人。


415. assuage [əˈsweɪdʒ] vt.

緩和;減輕;平息(情緒、疑慮等)
He tried to assuage his wife’s fears.
他設法減輕妻子的恐懼。


416. assuming [əˈsumɪŋ] conj.

假設;如果
Assuming your calculations are correct, we should arrive at our destination in an hour.
假設你的計算無誤,我們應該在一小時內抵達目的地。


417. assuming [əˈsumɪŋ] adj.

自負的;放肆的
On a subject like this, it would be too assuming for a single individual to decide.
像這樣的議題,若由個人單獨決定,未免太過自以為是了。

註:本字條出現兩義項,請留意「假設」用法為連接詞(conjunction),「自負的」為形容詞(adjective),兩者發音相同,詞性與語意則截然不同。


418. asterisk [ˈæstərɪsk] n. C

星號(★,表示註釋、省略、參照等)
A word like this is marked with an asterisk.
像這樣的字會被標上星號。
This asterisk is used to indicate that there is a comment at the bottom of the page.
這個星號表示頁底有註解。


419. asteroid [ˈæstərˌɔɪd] n. C

小行星
Asteroids revolve around the sun in orbits lying chiefly between those of Mars and Jupiter.
小行星繞太陽運行,軌道主要介於火星與木星之間。
The smallest asteroid is less than 1.6 km in diameter.
最小的小行星直徑不到 1.6 公里。


420. asthma [ˈæzmə] n. U

哮喘;氣喘病
She told me not to run on account of my asthma.
她叫我別跑步,因為我有哮喘。
Asthma is usually caused by an allergy.
哮喘通常是由過敏引起的。
She suffers from asthma.
她患有哮喘。


 

選字:assent

assent 是一個正式情境的用字,表示「同意、贊成某個意見、建議或計畫」,常見於公務、外交、會議、決策等正式情境。以下是相關片語:

  • give assent to:對某事表示同意
    • The committee gave its assent to the proposal.(委員會同意了該提案。)
  • with the assent of:在某人同意下
    • The law was passed with the assent of the president.(該法律在總統的同意下通過。)
  • nod of assent / nod one's assent:點頭表示同意
    • She gave a nod of assent to the plan.(她點頭表示同意該計劃。)
  • by general/common assent: 一致贊同
    • The resolution was adopted by general assent.(那項決議案獲得一致通過。)

 

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